Monthly Archives: March 2009

visual-lit » Whose Is It? tags: edtech, visualcopyright Whose Is It? ImageCodr If you are going to use Flickr.com then you MUST use ImageCodr.org!!! Easy as 1, 2, 3. You enter the full url of the Flickr image, in return you’ll get html code and a brief license summary. If the image is not licensed

No, not for your taxes – there are still over two weeks for that. Last chance to contribute a video to the Net Gen Education Challenge. “A crisis is emerging in our schools and universities. The Internet is a new medium for human communications, knowledge sharing and learning and a new generation of youth who

Our bowling night was loads of fun. Many of us had met in previous conferences or trainings, but had never just “socialized” and let loose. A few in our crowd looked as if they had actually bowled before, but some of us were more familiar with the gutters (just as a bowling term). The pizza prompted

Last Saturday the TN DEN Leadership Council had the pleasure of taking 32 DEN members on an amazing trip down the TN River. It was a great day of photography training! We began the day in the Think Tank room of the IMAX Theater. After some brief introductions, Tim did a run down on ways

Mark your calendar for this is a workshop you’ll want to attend as Lor Fredriksson presents, ‘Digizenship – Keeping them Safe and Legal’. Our students have the tools at their fingertips. We can’t just block or filter them. Learn about various internet safety resources that will help our students understand how to stay safe and

Join us as JessieMarie Flanagan presents, ‘Combining Universal Design for Learning and Technology to Reach all Learners’. The Universal Design for Learning model was developed by CAST in 1994. Come and explore successful examples of UDL learning journeys that embrace diversity, meet learners where they are, and help you successfully meet your curriculum goals. TIME:

Though we ain’t foolin’ — Riptide Furse will be presenting, ‘Newbie 201 Shopping in Second Life’. We’ll briefly cover the ins and outs of shopping in Second Life. What’s the difference between shape and skin? Know that a fat pack is something to find not lose. How to open the boxes or shopping bags and get

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Power to Learn, Cablevision has announced “The Power to Learn Optimum Technology Makeover” essay contest. Families are invited to submit an essay of 500 words or less focused on technology’s significant impact on learning, both at home and at school. Five families in Cablevision’s service area will win the

Top News – Six technologies soon to affect education tags: edtech Six technologies soon to affect education New report describes the emerging technologies that will shape K-12 education in the near future Collaborative environments, cloud computing, and “smart” objects are among the technologies that a group of experts believes will have a profound impact on

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Many of you may have realized, to your chagrin, that the Xtranormal site has been shut down as of July 31st. I searched for alternatives and found Digital Films . I have only been playing around with it for a few hours, but have not noticed a feature that allows characters to speak typed text

One of my least favorite trends in education is hatin’ on PowerPoint. Visual presentation in and of itself isn’t the problem! A quick glance of Google search results for “PowerPoint meme” sums up the anti-PowerPoint narrative sweeping the web: PowerPoints can be dreadfully boring, and relying solely on teacher-centered instruction is problematic. That being

In this installment of One Idea With: Discovery Education Senior Vice President Scott Kinney interviews Dr. Latoya Dixon and Dr. Mike Waiksnis, Co-Principals of the Rowan-Salisbury School System’s Knox Middle School in North Carolina. Drs. Dixon and Waiksnis’ One Idea focuses on how their different personal and leadership styles support their work as co-principals. Watch the video below to learn